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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1887-02-01

It is generally eoneededi Tint moth
ing can be saved by sending away for
goods, M M. Rcinhnrt will dry,lieate
Saoram ento and Snn Francisco prices.
An ttaminatjoh Of goods and prioss4
Wili demonstrate tho fact,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-03-11
SLEEPING WITH THE HEAD LOW.

Few persons, we suppose, sleep
without a pillow or a rest OF some
sort to elavate the head a little
above the level of the body, and
very few, if any, would think of
habitually going to rest with feet
raised higher than the head. Yet
if we are to believe the writer OF
an article PfHgor's Archr, the latter
is the only rational and proper po-
sition during sleep. DR.. Meuli-
Hilty is the advocate OF this plan.
He was engaged in studying the
physiological effects of such re-
versal of the normal position OF
body and found, among other re-
suits, that the circumference of the
neck was increased nearly two
inches, by reason, chiefly, of a
swelling of the thyroid gland. He
frequently fell asleep while in this
position and occupied in his studies,
and found that he always awoke
earlier in the morning, felt greatly
refreshed, and was capable OF much
better work during the day, than
after nights rest taken in the
usual way. He has now slept with
his feet higher than his head for
the past four years, and his expert
ence leads him to commend the
method most highly. He says this
way the brain receives more plenti
! ful blood.supply, and ls consequent
! ly better nourished, while there is
no danger OF so much blood pass
ing to the cerebral structure as tC
cause congestion. This danger ID
oviated by the enlargement of the
thyroid gland, which holds back
certain portion of the blood in it
dilated vessels, and which alsC
acts as a regulator of the cerebra
circulation by exerting pressur'
upon the carotids, aud thus dimin
ishing their caliber. Another ad
vantage which DIR. MeuliHiltl
claims for his method is that it il
prOphylactic against pulmOnar.
phtbisis. The apices of the lang
being dependent, receive a NOR
plentiful blood.supply, and are TIM
rendered stronger and less liable h
become a point Of tubercular dis
ease. The writer's assertions ma.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-03-11
The Car.PIatform Cure.
From the Chicago Herald. ]


"You see this car platform y in
auired one passenger of another
on an Illinois Central suburban
train. "Well, that platform cured
me of consumption and saved my
life. You see. come of a consump'
tive family. My mother died OF
mption, a sisterand two broth
ers. and a year ago | expected to
90 in the same way. AS soon as L
saw that | was going down | made
up my mind to take some desperate
means of salvation. | wasn'rfinan-
clally able to 60 to California or to
travel anywhere except to and from
NV work. So did the next best
thing. Every morning in riding
into town ] stood out on the plat
form, and, drawing long breaths,
filled my lung full of the fresh air
from the lake. At first | couldn't
inhale much, but by-and-by my
lungs gathered strength, respira-
tory cells that had long been I'M
used began to open and admit ma
ture's life. giving oxygen, and IN
few months | was surprised at my
own strength and good health, as
were my friends. Four times a
day-for | rode home to dinner
and back again-I stood on the
nlatform and inhaled as much OF
air as possible. The weather made
nc difference to me-raln, cola
snow, blizzard. For more than
wear haven't sat down in a rail
way coach. Now | can draw
longer inhalation than any man
know. and long Inhalation means
filling with air all OF the cells OF thu
lungs, bringing the whole system
into service, and | have no mor'
fear of consumption"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-03-11
The Tobacco Habit.

A gentleman supplies some inter
esting Hgu res to which moral is
attached.
Discussing the quantity of to-
bacco U sed he says, take cigars
alone. The average length of them
is four inches. If those upon which
the tax was paid last year were
laid singly in row they would ex-
tend. around the earth nine tlmes.-
La d in straight line they wonld
extend 221 ,64S miles. Distributed
equally among the entire popula'
tion of the United States each per
son would receive 5St cigars. II
it be assumed that one-half Of the
people smoke the per capita con-
sumption was equal to l16 cigars
These figures are supplied as to
the amount of tobacco chewed.-
The population of the United
States now is estimated to be 81,
0GO,0OO. During the last fiscal
year the quantity of manufactured
tobacco upon which tax was paid
was 1875, ,42G,1 1913 pounds, and as tax
is not paid until tobacco is to be
withdrs wn from bond for cOnsump'
tion tn ose figures may be assumed
to represent the quantity actually
used.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-03-11
Chasing His TTuant wife.

CHICAGO March "a man
named John Murphy recently went
to board With Samuel Bell, and
made love to Mrs. Bell so effectually
that she consented to elope with
him. Mrs. Bell, her two children
and Murphy started to drive from
the house yesterday, but Bell,
whose susplci on had been aroused,
saw them as they drove away and
gave chase. He tried to shoot
Murphy, but his revolver missed
fire, and he chased the wagon down
Thirteenth street. After getting
quite a start, Murphy jumped out
of the wagon and gathered lot OF
rocks, which he kept firing at Bell
whenever be came within range.
Mrs. Bell was driving, and III
whipping up gave the wagon d
Iurch that upset Murphy and land
ed him in the road. Bell gave q
yell Of del light and doubled his
speed, but Murphy was too quick
for him and jumped to his feet
clamberlng il lto the wagon, while
Mrs. Bell po. ked Bell in the ribs
with the whip to keep him out o.
the wagon. Then they drove away
and Bell CAV Q up the chase. Il
was the last he has seen oil hl'
wife and chill dren.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-03-11
SAYS HANGlHG IS NOT PAINFUL.
AND HE OUGHT TO KNOW, AS HE
WAS STRUNG UP TWICE.

ATLANTA, GA, March 2.-N. o.
Shelnott, who was hanged twice in
Jackson county several weeks ago,
is now in this city. He bears
testimony to the fact that death by
hanging is perfectly painless. He
says: "I was in bed asleep about |
o'clock on the hight of January >.
Nine men came 10 my house and,
after knocking the door in, caught
me, and, IN the presence of my
wife, tied me hand and foot. They
then took me away to an old
church, and asked me to confess.
A few nights before that some one
broke into Stalew's store and stole
S104. lived near the store and
gang of gamblers professed to
know that | had done the work -
They accused me of it, and took
me out to make me confess, so they
could get me into the chain gang,
to keep me from telling about their
gambling and whiskey selling.
They pat leather line around my
neck. threw it over a rafter and
pulled me up. felt the line
tighten and that was all. | don't
know how long 1 was up, but when
came to | was on the floor and
they were standing around me-
Then they asked me again to con-
fess, and | again said knew moth.
ing of the burglary and they pull
ed me up. The next thing | knew
they were pulling me along the
ground toward a well, into which
they said they were gong to throw
me. When they found that | was
alive they changed their plan, and
carrying me to piece of timber,
put me down and whipped me with
the leather strap. The first two or
three licks hurt, but after that
there was no pain. They cut my
back all to pieces and then carried
me home. The next day was
offered $50 to leave town. ! would
not take it and they had me arrest
ed for burglary. | waived trial and
went to Jail. The grand Jury de.
clined to find ItTue bill against
me, but they found true bills
against seven out OF the nine men
who outraged me so badly.
"Why," said he, "people think
that hanging is a most horrible
and painful death, but tell you it
is not. There is no pain about it,
and man can die mighty easy"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-03-11
Inc Twelve Gates.

"The twelve gates were twelve
pearls every several gate was OF
one pearl" BY each four months
we enter upon distinct and beau
tiful revelation of this world, which
was meant to be the City OF the
living God. The gateway that let
in the cool from the north, the
balm of the south, the glow of the
east, and the tenderness OF the
west,-winter, spring, summer, au'
tumn,- each brings earth It's own
peculiar charm. 1t is the same
world, yet without sam aness, seer
through halo OF infinitely varying
beauty.-Lacy LdrcOm.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-03-11
An IndefatlgabIs Liar.
WESTERN GUIDE WHO COULD
NOT BE DOWNED BY
THE TRUTH.

The IhO III
As an illustration Of the 'colos'
sal liars OF the West, General Nc
Cook relates the following: lle was
travelling among the Rocky noun
tains, and strayihg out one morn
ing from the trail, stood for mo-
ment entranced by the magnificent
landscape spread before him, when
he was aroused from his medlta-
tions by the footsteps Of one OF the
guides, who had followed him, lest
he should lose his way.
"Is not this magnificent Bill "
exclaimed the General, anxious to
share his delight.
dts mighty purity, General
said the guide, "but kin show you
bigger sights nor this. Why, one
time Kansas Jim and me had been
trampin, three days and nights,
and we came to a PLAN, and right
in the midst of it was a forest all
turned to solid stun :"
The General smiled and remark
ed 81 have heard of ofpetriiied trees
before, BILL
The guide cxpectorated without
changing countenance aud contln'
ued "But that warn't all, General
Thar war a buffalo on that plan'
and he war petrifed on the clean
lump, and his hufls had kicked up
a bit of sod, and I'm blamed II that
warn't petrilied in the air "
The General turned an amused
countenance on the narrator ana
said: "Wby, Bill, the sod would
have fallen to the ground by the
force of gravity"
Without any hesitation Blll an
swered "Well, by , Genera
the gravity war petrilicd, too"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-03-11
SnpK Hlsher Ihan Telegraph Poles.

WINoNA, MINI, March 3.-The
superintendent of the Winona and
st. Peter Railroad states that be.
tween Mankato and Tracy the
snow. drifts are, in many cases, six
feet above the telegraph poles, and
that the linemen have had to splice
scantIing to the tops of the poles
to get the wires up where they
could be used. He says many Of
the drifts are twenty-five feet deep,
and packed so hard that the COM
pany dares not attempt to send a
snow.plow through them. One
Thousand men are now at work
shovelling snow between Mankato
and Tracy, and the line will not be
cleared for several days.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-03-11
A Tragedy in West Virginia.
DROWNING OF TWO LADIES AT
KANAwUA FALLS, AND RESCUE
OF ANOTHER.

Reported for the Bait. Sun, March 3D.
A special dispatch to the SH"
from Charleston, w. Va, gives the
following particulars of a distress
ing accident at Kanawha Falls, IN
which Mrs. q. Il. Turner, of Baltl-
more, and Mrs. Tyree, Of Kentucky,
lost their lives ga most distress
ing accident happened at Kanawha
Falls, twenty-five miles above here,
last evening, resulting in the death
by drowning of Mrs. Turner, wife
of G.. u. Turner, of Baltimore, who
travels for Hurst, Purnell & Co.,
and Mrs. II. Tyree, of Oliver Hill,
KY, and the narrow escape from
death of Miss Mary T.. Rhodes, the
night operator there, and 5. 3.
Strong. The ladies desiring to take
boat ride, got Strong, the colored
barber at the hotel, to row up to
the falls. They went over to the
basin, and when near the sawmlll,
on the other side of the river, just
below the falls, the boat got into a
whirlpool, and filled with water,
precipitating the occupants of the
boat into the water. Their screams
and cries were heard by several
men, who hastened to their assist
ance, by whose heroic efforts Miss
Rhodes, Mrs. Tyree and Strong
were rescued from watery graves,
but Mrs. Turner had gone down be-
fore help arrived. Strong clung to
the boat and supported Miss
Rhodes and Mrs. Tyree until as
sistance came. Every effort was
made to resuscitate the rescued la
dies. AS soon as possible they
were brought back to the hotel,
when in a short time Mrs. Iyree
expired. Miss Rhodes is doing
we'll and is out Of danger. Mrs
Tyree came to the Falls only day
or two ago to visit her son, w. II
Tyree, whois station agent there
The remains, accompanied by MIR
Tyree, were taken to his home il
Kentucky this morning. The body
of Mrs. Turner has not yet beer
found. Her husband arrived thl'
morning and is almost distracted
with grief. They have a little CIR
three years old. Strong, the maj
who was rowing, was almost ex
hausted when the rescuing part.
reached him. He was holding ol
to the boat and doing what he coul'
! to support Miss Rhodes
AS stated above, Mrs. Turner wa
the wife of Mr.. George Il. Turner
travelling salesman for Messrs
Hurst, Purnell Il Co., of Baltimore
Her maiden name was Ida Carroll
and she was a daughter of Mr.. Chas
S. Carroll, of No. 800 East Chas'
street, who Is a conductor on ont
of the Red line cars. Mr.. and Mrs
Turner boarded in this city a
Lewis's Hotel, on High street, nea
Gay street. Mr.. Stephen i. Lewis
proprietor of the hotel, is Mr.. Turn
er's stepfather. AS soon as Mr.. ant
Mrs. Lewis heard the news Of th'
accident, they left Baltimore TO
Kanawha Falls. Mr.. and Mrs
Turner had been married about iiv'
, years, and had one child, a girl
. They went from Baltimore to Kama
e wha Falls last Monday a week ago
9 Mr.. Turner was on regular bust
s ness trip for his firm, and his objec
- in taking his wife and child was t
;, benefit the health of the latter, VIII
J, was not we'll. Mr.. Turner has beel
!, with Hurst, Purnell Il Co. severa
!. vaars and is n VOunO man.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-03-11
Ne Never PeaChed The Amen.

A sanity In dividual who tried 10
offer up a pra yer at the meeting oi
his creditors in Queen Victoria
street, New York, not long ago.
did not get as far as "Amen' on
that occasio q. Among his credl-
tors was q rough Scotchman, who'
as soon as h Q got over the amaze
ment at the cooIness Of the pro
ceedings, shouted out: "Stt doom,
We dommed internal hoepocreet' II
ye say AMI ther wurd to tile Al.
mighty in my presence dom me II
dinna kick ye." The creditors
roared, th petitioner sat down., a"'
the business of the meeting pro
ceeded in the manner usual o.
such occasions. ..-Ifttsburg CO@
mercidl Guzette.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-03-11
Interesting EXperIences.

Hiram Cameron. Furniture Deal
er of Columbus, Ga, tells his eX'
perience, thus "For three years
have tried every remedy or the
market for Stomach and Kidney
Disord ers, but got no relief, untlI
| used Electric Bitters. Took five
bottles and am now cured, and
think Electric Bitters the Besl
Blood Purifier in the world 7
Major A. b. Reed, of West Libert,
Ky.. used Electric Bitters for an
old standing Kidney affection "lu
saws: "Nothing has ever dom ne
so much good as Electric ,.clS, ~
Sold at fifty cents a bopo oS d.
Schmitt.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-03-11
HANDSOME IS THAT HANDSOME DOES

The popular belief among young
girls is that it is only pretty face
that will bring to them the admira-
ton and love which they naturally
crave. No books, 1t is said, have
a larger sale than those written
that give rules for beauty, receipts
to destroy fat or freckles, and to
improve the skin or the figure.
Now no recipe will change the
shape of nose or the color of an
eye. But any girl, by daily baths
and wholesome food, and by breath
ing pure air, can render her com
plexion clear aud soft. Her hair
nails aud teeth can be daintily
kept. Her clothes, however cheap,
can be fresh and becoming in color.
She can train her mind, even If OF
ordinary capacity, to be alert and
earnest and if she adds to these
sincere, kindly sunny temper, she
will win love and friends as surely
as if all the fairies had brought her
| gifts at her birth.
But it is of no use for a woman
whose person is sOiled and untidy,
and whose temper is selfish and IT.
ritable at home to hope to cheat
anybody by putting on fine clothes
and a smile for company. The
thick, muddy skin and soured ex-
preston will betray her.
"John," said an artist the other
day to Chinaman who was un.
willingly acting as model, "smile.
If you don't look pleasant III not
pay YOU"
"No USE" grumbled the washer
man. "If Chinaman feelee ugly
all the time he lookee ugly," which
is true of every other man and wO-
man in the world as well as John
Chinaman.
wthOrne's weird fancy that
our secret weakness or sin should
hang like a black veil over our
faces between us and other men IS
true in fact.
Every hidden propensity or vice,
every noble trait or feeling, leaves
its mark OH the features, the ex-
preston, the eyes. Day by day
and hour by hour, line after line,
here a little and there little, it is
recorded on the face, as on table,
and when we reach middle age
there is the story Of our lives plain
written, 80 that he who runs may
read. 1t is not cosmetics, nOI
rouge, nor depilatOries, girls, that
will make your faces as you grow
} older but the thoughts and words
and deeds that have given you the
ugliness of Hecste or "the linea
ments Of gospel books"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-03-11
PATENTS

obtained for new inventions, or for inn
proyements Ia Old ones, Cayeats Infringe
ments, Trade Marks and all patent busi
ness promptly attended to.
INVENTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN
REJECTED may still, in most cases, be
patented 10y rs. Being opposite the u. >.
Patent once and, engaged in Patent
business exclusively, we can secure pat
ents in less time than those who are re
mote from Washington.
When inventors send model or sketch
we make search in the Patent Office, and
advise rs to its patentability, free Of
charge. Correspondence confidential
fees reasonable, and no charge unless
patent is obtained.
We refer By permission to the City
Postmaster, and TO the superintendent o.
the Post Onicc Money Order Division IA
Washington. For special references
circular, advice, terms, &c., address
&. 4. SNOW & CO.,
Opposite Paent Office Washington Dc
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-03-11
nR. I. +. LOCKE,
Lr.n.-.-.-

nR. T. F. LOCKE,
IL SURGEON DENTIST.
OFFICE; Main St., OPP. the Court House,
WOODSTOCK, YRGINy,.
Teeth extracted by the improved meth
cd, perfectly harmless TO the most delicate
persons. Artificial teeth inserted in any
manner desired. Special attention given
to filling teeth with gold or any Of the
cheaper filings.
Will visit Edinburg regularly on the lst
and 3rd Tuesdays Of each month. at which
tae be can be found at the residence Of
AF. Joseph Evans, opposite Hopewell's
drug store. July 10, sly
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-03-11
nR. B. F. MAPHIS d BRO.
-Denttsts.-

oFFIcEs; woodsiocA and ssumsyilie, Virginia.
In Woodstock. let and 90 weeks Of each month,
In saumsvile I'd and 4th weeks
Those in need Of frsi class Dentistry al moder-
ate prices will do well = call.
Full sets Of Artificial teeth from 500 10 sl7.O0
SEQ and 5000
Pare gold allines from tl2s to 5000. Silver
allings from 7Sc. 70 $500.
Artificial tssih put up on solid gold Gold and
slleloid Combination, Celloloid and Rubber plates
Gold and Porcelain rivotiag. clasps, &C., speciA
ttention gwen to hlhng and preserving the ma
Hrsl teeth, and correcting the irregularities.
All work warranted first class.
~ Teeth extracted absolutely without pain bJ
he sss Of Nitrous Oxide Gas
Nav Is, '54-tf
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-03-11
SUCCEEDED At LAST.
Alexandra Gazette, March 3rd. ]

alexandra Gazette March 3rd.
James w. Baker, who has been
confined in the Jail here charged
with stealing a horse from Chat
hams stables last fall, and who had
made two Intellectual attempts to
escape, succeeded last night. On
the two previous occasions, it will
be remembered, Baker, by the
manufacture from pieces of wood
and nails of several con.rlvances
in the shape OF keys, succeeded in
opening the prison doors and
gaining the yard, where, by the aid
of a ladder made from strips of his
bed clothing and pieces Of wood
from an outhouse, he proceeded to
scale the wall, but on both Occa-
sions was taken with vertigo and
fell back into the inclOsure. Last
night, however, it seems that the
vertigo failed to play its part, and
Baker, by the use of the sane
means employed in his two at
tempted escapes, succeeded, and is
now at liberty. Since the last en-
deavOr on his part to gain the outer
world he had been kept in one of
the down stairs iron cells which is
locked from the outside. There is
q small aperture or wicket in the
door OF the cell through which
food and water are passed. This
opening, however, was some dis
tance above the lock, which was
too far off to be reached by any
human arm. The thief, though,
nothing daunted, by attaching a
piece of lath TO one of his three
"keys' succeeded in inserting the
same into the lock and opened the
cell door. He then walked into the
corridor, the door of which he soon
opened with another of his keys,
and upon reaching the door letting
into the yard opened that as he
had the others. Upon gaining the
yard by the aid of the "ladder,'
made from strips of bed clothing
and pieces of wood from an clubhouse,
he reached the wall, from which he
descended to the ground and made
his escape. The manner in which
Baker worked himself out of his
cell and over the wall was wonder
ful. The keys, as well as those
used on the two former occasions,
show ingenuity in the manulac-
turer. He left note thanking the
iail authorities for kindness ex.
tended him while IN their charge,
and exculpating them and any of
his fellow prisoners from completely
with him. A reward Of fifty dol
laIs has been offered for his re-
capture. Baker is about 90 years
old, and it is supposed by some
that the man pretending to be a
detective) who brought Mr.. POtter's
stolen horse back some days ago,
and who visited Baker in his cell,
in some manner aided in his es
cape. Had Baker escaped the
penalty of his misdemeaner here, a
requsition was awaiting him from
Delaware, where he is also want
ing for horse stealing.
He was to have been tried here
at the February term Of the Cor
poration Court, but when placed in
the prisoners box swallowed a
piece of tobacco, which acting as
a powerful emetic, as he intended
1t should, the Odor emanatlne
from the room was soon rendered
as foul as the "steerage" Of an At
lantic steamer during a storm
hence his trial had to be postponed
until the April term.